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Experts from San Francisco Ballet's Virtual benefit gala.
Hosted by SF Ballet Soloist Madison Keesler, the evening's performance, curated by Artistic Director & Principal Choreographer Helgi Tomasson, features excerpts from newly-captured ballets. In this special selection from Leap into the New Year, enjoy an excerpt from Harmony, a new work by Helgi Tomasson; Principal Dancer Yuan Yuan Tan in Yuri Possokhov's Dedicated To...; Principal Dancers Misa Kuranaga and Angelo Greco in the Pas de Deux from Coppélia; a prelude to Mrs. Robinson (scheduled to be part of SF Ballet's 2022 Season) by Cathy Marston featuring Principal Dancers Sarah Van Patten and Joseph Walsh; and the SF Ballet performance debut of two of the Company's new Principal Dancers, Nikisha Fogo and Julian MacKay in the Act III Pas de Deux from Don Quixote
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National Ballet of Japan’s documentary “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King-Behind the scenes” a 78 min long video is available for free, with English subtitles.
Foreword from Miyako Yoshida, interviews, rehearsals and backstage footage, documentary of how the company managed to have 9 performances of Nutcracker under the Covid-19 pandemic. -
I am not sure if this gala is really going to happen, but NBS has announced their World Ballet Festival planned for this August. Fingers crossed that the COVID-19 pandemic will end till then.
https://www.nbs.or.jp/english/news/the-16th-world-ballet-festival-to-be-held-in-august-2021.html
Performance Dates and Venue
Program A
Friday 13 August 2021, 14:00 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo
Saturday 14 August 2021, 14:00 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo
Sunday 15 August 2021, 14:00 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo
Monday 16 August 2021, 14:00 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo
Program B
Thursday 19 August 2021, 14:00 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo
Friday 20 August 2021, 14:00 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo
Saturday 21 August 2021, 14:00 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo
Sunday 22 August 2021, 14:00 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo
Participating Artists
(as of 18 February 2021)
Amandine Albisson, Ballet de l'Opéra national de Paris
Maria Alexandrova, The Bolshoi Ballet
Elisa Badenes, The Stuttgart Ballet
Alessandra Ferri, The Royal Ballet / American Ballet Theatre
Mathieu Ganio, Ballet de l'Opéra national de Paris
Dorothée Gilbert, Ballet de l'Opéra national de Paris
Marcelo Gomes, Semperoper Ballett
David Hallberg, The Australian Ballet
Mathias Heymann, Ballet de l'Opéra national de Paris
Kimin Kim, Mariinsky Ballet
Sarah Lamb, The Royal Ballet
Vladislav Lantratov, The Bolshoi Ballet
Hugo Marchand, Ballet de l'Opéra national de Paris
Vadim Muntagirov, The Royal Ballet
Marianela Núñez, The Royal Ballet
Hannah O'Neill, Ballet de l'Opéra national de Paris
Gil Roman, Béjart Ballet Lausanne
Daniil Simkin, American Ballet Theatre / Staatsballett Berlin
Madoka Sugai, Hamburg Ballet
Alexandr Trusch, Hamburg Ballet
Diana Vishneva, Mariinsky Ballet
Friedemann Vogel, The Stuttgart Ballet
* More artists will be announced at a later date.
Ticket Prices
S=￥27,000 A=￥24,000 B=￥21,000 C=￥17,000 D=￥13,000 E=￥9,000
* Please note that we are to present the performances with the utmost caution in line with national and regional guidelines for novel coronavirus infection prevention measures, and that the performance dates and details are subject to change depending on circumstances. We will be posting on our website a list of novel coronavirus precautions upon attending the performance. Audience members are kindly asked to read it before attending the performance.
* Casting as of 18 February 2021 is subject to change. Changes in the cast do not entitle holders to return or exchange tickets.
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Zurich Ballet's Winterreise by Christian Spuck is available till May 14th.
https://www.opernhaus.ch/digital/corona-spielplan/die-winterreise/
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Here is a short interview with Johan Kobborg speaking about this Cinderella production. (Later half is Akane Takada and Nao Nokubo the two Cinderellas but they speak in Japanese)
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I saw the premiere. The performance was sold out quite quickly (50% seating restrictions applied but it seemed more than 50%
The production was very unique that the story was very different from the usual Cinderella story.
Here Cinderella is a girl who loves to dance. whose stepmother is a ballet pianist and runs a small ballet school, where also the stepsisters are practicing, Cinderella is forced to assist her stepmother's piano and not really allowed to join class, until a kind and generous ballet teacher allows her to join. Once she joins the class her talent and passion is apparent, but she is forced to tidy up the class alone. A fairy godmother who looks very much like the teacher appears, and invites her to a journey. The characters on the ballet class's wall posters appears live, that is Odette from Swan Lake, Titania from Midsummer Night's Dream and the heroine from The Red Shoes. They encourage her to go on this trip. She is given a chance to dance the ballerina role with a talented dancer.
Eventually Cinderella's talent is recognized and her dreams seems to come real, she is the Prima Ballerina and dances in a dazzling performance. But the clock strikes 12 o' clock and the magic melts away, she has to go back to reality. But was that a dream? She makes a choice.
So the prince only acts as the ballerina's partner and it is Cinderella's love of dance and making choices is the theme here.
The production was beautiful, the first class sequence reminded me of Fleming Flynt's The Lesson in a way, with some dark humor. The ballet scene in the second act was indeed dazzling, beautiful corps de ballet formations. The three ballet characters were led by strong soloists and corps de ballet was excellent. Moreover, Akane Takada was stunningly beautiful. She showed her talent as an actress playing the bullied poor girl in the beginning but has a strong passion to become a dancer, her love of dance appears in her very strong technique and delicate, sensitive approach. Especially at the ballet performance scene, her solos were breathtaking. Ths and costumes were beautiful. (NBA Ballet Company set up a crowdfunding campaign for the costumes, they are a private company and had financial difficulties because like other companies they had their performances cancelled, and having a new ballet with reduced seating capacities mean they won't get any profit)
Surprisingly, this was Akane Takada's first ever leading role in a full length piece in Japan and we could feel her bliss, being on stage after a long period of not being able to perform. As it was an entirely new work maybe some tweaking is needed but nevertheless it was a beautiful, very modern themed successful production and I wish this will be performed over and over.
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Not about Alina, but a Japanese TV news program broadcasted a story on the baby boom at Royal Ballet.
https://www.fnn.jp/articles/-/140675
you can see the actual news video here on Tara Brigitte Bhavnani's Instagram.
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Polish National Ballet will stream Part 3 of their gala performance on February 6th 19:00 (Europe time)
It will be available for 14 days, and the previously streamed Part 1 and 2 will also return for 11 days on February 7th.
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Ballet West is streaming Kurt Joss’s masterpiece The Green Table.
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Paris Opera Ballet's Gala is already available for streaming.
https://chezsoi.operadeparis.fr/videos/gala-ouverture
Ballet Defile
Choreography: Albert Aveline, Serge Lifar
Music: Hector BerliozGrand pas Classique
Choreography: Victor Gsovsky
Music: Daniel-François E. Auber
Costumes: created by CHANELIn the night
Choreography: Jerome Robbins
Music: Frédéric Chopin
Costumes: Anthony DowellThe vertiginous thrill of exactitude
Choreography: William Forsythe
Music: Franz Schubert
Costumes: Stephen GallowayDistributions
Grand pas Classique
Valentine Colasante, Etoile Dancer
Hugo Marchand, Etoile DancerIn the night
1st pas de deux:
Ludmila Pagliero, Dancer Etoile
Mathieu Ganio, Dancer Etoile
2nd pas de deux:
Léonore Baulac, Dancer Etoile
Germain Louvet, Dancer Etoile
3rd pas de deux:
Alice Renavand, Dancer Etoile
Stéphane Bullion, Dancer EtoileThe vertiginous thrill of exactitude
Amandine Albisson, Etoile Dancer
Ludmila Pagliero, Etoile Dancer
Paul Marque, Etoile Dancer
Hannah O'Neill,Pablo Legasa
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3 minutes ago, capybara said:
Which platform, please?
Here, the platform where they also showed their La Bayadere.
https://chezsoi.operadeparis.fr/videos/gala-d-ouverture
you have to register but it is available overseas and it is free this time thanks to the sponsors Chanel and Rolex.-
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Paris Opera Ballet will be streaming their opening gala performance for free via their platform on January 30th. it seems the performance will be carried out on 27th without an audience and recorded so it could be viewed.
The program looks like this, and possibly Etudes will also be streamed.
https://www.operadeparis.fr/saison-20-21/ballet/gala#distribution
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On 09/01/2021 at 05:16, jmhopton said:
According to the link given it is 5am. I've set a reminder but don't know if I'll be around at that time, especially as our computer is in the room where the dogs sleep!
Still Life at the Penguin Cafe is from 7:00am in UK so maybe a little more practical time?
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National Ballet of Japan's "New Year Ballet" will be available to watch online live on January 11th. (it was cancelled due to a staff diagnosed with COVID-19 but none of the dancers tested positive)
The performance will be held without audience and be streamed on Jan. 11 at 14:00 JST (UTC +9) for FREE but it will not be archived. Time difference is 9 hours so perhaps difficult for UK residents to watch but a rare opportunity to catch Bintley's Still Life at Penguin Cafe.it will be streamed on their Facebook page and YouTube Channel.
https://www.nntt.jac.go.jp/english/news/ballet/new-year-ballet-2021-livestream.html
Part I 14:00 - 14:40
"Paquita"Music by: Léon MINKUS
Choreography by: Marius PETIPAIntermission 25 mins.
Part II 15:05 - 15:35
"Contact"Music by: Ólafur ARNALDS
Choreography by: KINOSHITA Yoshito"Soirée de Ballet"
Music by: Alexandr GLAZUNOV
Choreography by: FUKAGAWA Hideo"Campanella"
Intermission 25 mins.
Music by: Franz LISZT "La Campanella"
Choreography: KAIKAWA TetsuoPart III 16:00 - 16:45
"'Still Life' at the Penguin Café"
Music by: Simon JEFFES
Choreography by: David BINTLEY
Set and Costume Designer: Hayden GRIFFIN
Lighting Designer: John B. READThe YouTube streaming URL is here.
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Yes it was originally intended to have Francesca Hayward as Cinderella, but as it is now impossible to have guests from overseas other than Japanese citizens they have invited Akane Takada instead. Kobborg has already entered Japan just in time and currently is in quarantine.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CJsp5x9AerZ/ (Kobborg's Instagram)
They have funded some of the fees for this world premiere by crowd funding.
NBA Ballet is also inviting Ryoichi Hirano and Sarah Lamb for their Dracula (Michael Pink production) this summer. It was supposed to be performed last August but it was postponed.
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Second Part of the Polish National Ballet's New Year Gala.
Dawid Trzensimiech is dancing Sleeping Beauty with former Bolshoi Ballet Chinara Alizade,
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Pietra Mello Pittman (former Royal Ballet) has awarded MBE (Co-founder, Sisters Grimm.)
For services to International Trade and to the Creative Industry.
Also on her Instagram
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Polish National Ballet is streaming their New Year gala.(today Part 1, tomorrow Part 2)
Former Royal Ballet soloist Dawid Trzensimiech is appearing in two works.
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Mikhailovsky Ballet will be streaming Duato's Nutcracker on New Year's Eve.
https://mikhailovsky.ru/en/press/news/the_nutcracker_in_your_house/
QuoteOn 31 December, at noon and 6 pm (Moscow time) on our Youtube channel, in our social networks, and on the website of the Mikhailovsky Theatre you can watch the ballet that has become the main symbol of winter holidays. Anastasia Smirnova and Leonid Sarafanov will star in the main roles.
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Norwegian Opera and Ballet's Nutcracker is available here.
https://tv.nrk.no/serie/noetteknekkeren/sesong/1/episode/1/avspiller
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Kiev Ballet (National Ballet of Ukraine) Nutcracker is online in full. A new recording filmed this November.
Clara Yulia MoskalenkoPrince Stanislav Olshanskyi
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National Ballet of Japan will be live-streaming their Nutcracker and the Mouse King. (Wayne Eagling but not the same one as of ENB and Dutch National Ballet) on December 20th 18;00 Japan time and also that will be available on demand in January.
https://www.nntt.jac.go.jp/english/news/ballet/ballet-the-nutcracker-stream-2020.html
Live broadcast will be available in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, the United States of America (3,400JPY) and on demand details will be announced later but is supposed to be available worldwide at a cheaper price.
Trailer
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2 hours ago, FionaE said:
Different casts for each acts?
Yes! (for the leading roles)
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Paris Opera Ballet will be streaming La Bayadere on December 13th 14:30 Paris time on their new platform. It will cost 11.90 euros.
https://chezsoi.operadeparis.fr/products/la-bayadere
ACTE I : Dorothée Gilbert, Germain Louvet, Léonore Baulac
ACTE II : Amandine Albisson, Hugo Marchand, Valentine Colasante
ACTE III : Ludmila Pagliero, Mathias HeymannTrailer.
https://chezsoi.operadeparis.fr/packages/la-bayadere/videos/trailer-bayadere
It will be available for 7 days. There are some more contents in their catalogue that could be viewed.
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